Is Moore's Law Dead? Does It Matter?Blog 7/31/2013 57 commentsDoes US national security depend on the continuance of Moore's Law, or is innovation that addresses the realities of the technology business opportunity more important to progress and wealth creation?

Ethics in the WorkplaceBlog 7/29/2013 64 commentsSometimes work can throw you an ethical challenge, and the right and wrong of it are not always black and white. That's when you have to step back and do some non-engineering thinking.

Engineer vs. Hacker QuandaryBlog 7/26/2013 46 commentsMost hackers could eventually become engineers if they chose to do so, but the reverse – training engineers to become hackers – is next to impossible. Is this true?

Reference Designs, Anyone?Blog 7/24/2013 8 commentsDevices are often at a virtual parity with competitive offers. A more complete, intelligently deployable reference design could tip the balance in the selection process.

Samsung Jumps Back to MaliBlog 7/24/2013 5 commentsSamsung has designed a six-core Mali GPU into its latest Exynos 5 Octa applications processor. It's a design win for ARM, reinforcing its credibility in the fight against market leader Imagination.

No Kidding, 2G for E-CallBlog 7/23/2013 34 commentsCarmakers ain't phone companies. A majority of those "embedded cellular" modems designed for e-call aren't even 3G. They will be 2G, according to an IHS analyst.

Memory Week in Review, 7/23/13Blog 7/23/2013 1 commentA compendium of activities over the last week, including quarterly financials, new products from Samsung and Toshiba, sTec's big deal, and whether or not flash falls flat.

If Burning Man Came to EDABlog 7/23/2013 8 commentsIf you could change something about the EDA or semiconductor industries, what would it be and how would it make things better? How would you incorporate aspects of the Burning Man ethos into high technology?

Prototyping Software: What Do You Do?Blog 7/22/2013 4 commentsWe could use example code via an evaluation kit as the basis for our design, but then so could everyone else, which means it will be difficult for us to differentiate our design from the competition.

Don’t Forget to Wave at SaturnThe Engineering Life - Around the Web 7/19/2013 24 commentsEarth will be in the picture when the Cassini deep-space probe images the whole Saturn system as it is backlit by the sun.

No Bull!Blog 7/19/2013 13 commentsThe Spanish city of Pamplona is famous around the world for the San Fermín festival ("Sanfermines"), which takes place from July 6 to July 14 and features the running of the bulls.